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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7884229 | Method for making a polyether monomer A method for making a polyether monomer having at least one unsaturated site per molecule and having a desired number of alkoxyl repeating units includes the steps of reacting an active hydrogen-containing monomer having at least one unsaturated site per molecule wi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7361780 | Apparatus for producing hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate and process for producing the same The present invention provides an apparatus for producing hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate and method for producing hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate, which can maintain high sealing performance even if the maintenance frequency of the blowdown valve is reduced. The apparatus fo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7279517 | Process for the alkoxylation of organic compounds in the presence of novel framework materials The present invention relates to a process for the alkoxylation of organic compounds comprising the reaction of at least one organic compound with at least one alkoxylating agent in the presence of a catalyst system, wherein a polyether alcohol is obtained. The cata... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268172 | Radiation curable compositions The present invention is directed to a composition curable by radiation having a wavelength of 300 nm or more, a method of producing a coated substrate using such composition and the coated product so-produced. More particularly, the composition of the present inven... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241915 | Process for inhibition of polymerization of (meth)acrylate ester The present invention provides a process for inhibition of polymerization of a (meth)acrylate ester, which has an extremely higher effect of inhibition of polymerization than in cases where conventional polymerization inhibitors are used. In the process for inhibiti... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214817 | Hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and its production process The present invention provides: a high-quality hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate of which the alkylene glycol di(meth)acrylate content and the acid component content are both low; and its novel production process. The hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, which has a content, in t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7045651 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate The present invention provides a novel production process for a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, in which it is possible that: in a batch reaction system, the amount of the hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (which is the objective product) as produced is kept nearly on the sa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6984751 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate There is disclosed a novel production process for a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate in which: the diffusion of harmful substances due to disposal of catalysts can be reduced; and also the amount of the catalyst as used can be greatly saved in the entire production proce... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6958413 | Method of reaction with soluble metallic catalyst and anion-exchange resin, method of recovering the soluble metallic catalyst, and method of reuse The invention provides a method of liquid-phase reaction using a soluble metallic catalyst in which the soluble metallic catalyst is caused to coexist with an anion-exchange resin during the reaction and the reaction is conducted under such conditions that 50% or mo... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6914155 | High polymer gel and activation method for compounds containing active hydrogen Active hydrogen in an active-hydrogen-containing compound is activated by using a polymer gel having a three-dimensional network structure holding a solvent inside thereof and active sites inside the three-dimensional network structure and surfaces thereof. The rati... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906136 | UV-curable compositions A UV-curable composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a crosslinking agent, a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate, and an acrylic polyol. The crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of multifunctional isocyanates, melamines, and silanes... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6858761 | Process for preserving resin catalyst for addition reaction of alkylene oxide and utilization of this process The present invention provides a process and its utilization in a process comprising the step of carrying out an addition reaction of an alkylene oxide to an addition-receiving substance in the presence of a resin catalyst, thereby producing the addition reaction pr... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6765116 | Process of preparing a fluid rare earth alkoxylation catalyst A process to prepare an improved fluid rare earth phosphate catalyst composition useful in preparing alkylene oxide adducts of organic compounds having active hydrogen atoms is provided. The catalyst is prepared by dissolving a rare earth salt in a C9-C | 07/20/2004 |
| 6740193 | Gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof In accordance with the present invention, there are provided gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof. When cured, thermosets comprising invention gem-diesters and epoxidized derivatives thereof have thermally and/or chemically labile gem-diester groups inter... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723872 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl ester The present invention provides: a process in which, when a hydroxyalkyl ester is produced by carrying out a reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alkylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst, the contamination of the hydroxyalkyl ester with water can be inhibite... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6660881 | Process for producing (meth)acrylic ester The present invention provides a process for producing a (meth)acrylic ester which enables to obtain a (meth)acrylic ester in an excellent reaction yield. The process for producing a (meth)acrylic ester uses an alcohol and an acid as raw materials and an ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6646083 | Crosslinked polymers containing tertiary amine and/or quaternary ammonium salt structures, processes for making and uses thereof Crosslinked polymers excellent in ion exchange capacity and catalytic activity and in resistance to thermal decomposition and widely applicable in various fields of use; a crosslinking agent which is suited for use as a raw material in the production of c... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6610879 | Reaction method by using heterogeneous catalyst and reaction apparatus therefor When carrying out a liquid-phase reaction by using a heterogeneous catalyst, the separation of the heterogeneous catalyst and the reaction liquid is carried out certainly and effectively. A reaction method involves carrying out a reaction in liquid phase ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6603034 | Preparation of organozinc halides from reactive halogen compounds and their use A process for preparing organozinc halides in solvents, includes reacting a reactive halogen compound with zinc in one or more carboxylic esters. It is also possible to prepare keto, hydroxyl and amino compounds of organozinc halides obtained in a first s... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6559268 | Perfluoro group-containing compounds and hardened polymer of the same A perfluoro group-containing compound are represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## --Rf-- is a perfluoro group; and --A represents --OH or a group: ##STR2## or --Cy F2y+1 or --Cz F2z-1 and a perfluoro ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552218 | Process for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate The present invention provides a process for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate which enables to control sufficiently the formation of a diester at the time of a reaction and/or at the time of distillation. In the process for producing the hydroxyalkyl (m... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6541657 | Unsaturated carboxylate and its production process and use The present invention provides: an unsaturated carboxylate which has both an unsaturated group and a hydroxyl group, and is applicable to a wide range of crosslinking processes, and has moderate polymerizability, and has a novel specific structure; and a ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6541656 | Process for producing , ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters and catalyst for use in such process Economical and efficient processes for producing an , ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid heterocycle-inserted ester and an ,ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid polyheteroalkylene ester as well as a catalyst suited for use in economically an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6515166 | Vinyl esters with high cross-linkage density A vinyl ester produced by reacting at least one epoxide compound with at least on carboxylic anhydride, containing ethylenically unsaturated groups, the epoxide groups being substantially substituted by two vinyl ester groups.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6498268 | Method for producing alkylene glycol esters with limited homologue distribution A method of producing alkylene glycol esters of unbranched aliphatic dicarboxylic acids with limited homolog distribution, and the use of the esters produced as monomer structural units for producing polymers are disclosed.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6465682 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl ester In a production process for a hydroxyalkyl ester, comprising the step of carrying out a reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alkylene in the presence of a catalyst, the present invention is to provide: a production process which can stop the reaction... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458988 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate A production process for a hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate, which comprises the steps of carrying out a reaction between (meth)acrylic acid and an alkylene oxide and stripping the unreacted residue of the alkylene oxide from the resultant reaction liquid, wher... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452040 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate The present invention provides a production process for a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate which process enables to maintain the oxygen concentration of a gas phase portion of a reactor within a specific low concentration range in any stage of before adding ra... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6414182 | Production process for hydroxyalkyl ester The present invention provide a production process for a hydroxyalkyl ester which comprises the step of carrying out a reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alkylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the production process sufficiently enha... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413698 | Photohardenable resin composition providing heat-resistant photohardened product A photohardenable resin composition comprising (A) a urethanated acrylic compound represented by formula (I): (A)a --C--(R)4-a wherein R is H or alkyl; a is 3 or 4; and A represents a group of formula (II): ##STR1## wherein D represe... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6384267 | Process for producing hydroxyalkyl (METH) acrylates In a process for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates by the reaction of (meth)acrylic acid with an alkylene oxide, a thermally and chemically stable anion exchange resin is used as a catalyst, which resin contains a repeating unit represented by the fo... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372923 | Process for preparing alcohol derivatives The present invention provides a process for preparing an alcohol derivative, where the alcohol derivative is an ester, acetal, ketal, ether glycoside, or alkyl glycoside, by reacting an alcohol with a carbonyl compound, alcohol, olefin, epoxy compound or... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6268521 | Process for preparing acrylic esters and/or methacrylic esters of polyoxyalkylenes and the use thereof The present invention provides a process for enzymatic preparation of acrylic esters and/or methacrylic esters of polyoxyalkylenes, and to the use thereof. The acryloyl and/or methacryloyl compounds of polyoxyalkylenes are obtainable by a process for este... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6200732 | Photocurable resin composition There is provided a photocurable resin composition comprising (A) an urethane acrylate having three or four acrylate groups in the molecule, (B) a radical polymerizable compound different from the above urethane acrylate; and (C) a photopolymerization ini... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6166245 | Photoimageable compositions having improved chemical resistance and stripping ability A negative-acting photoimageable composition useful as a primary imaging resist in the manufacture of printed circuit boards comprises an acid-functional binder polymer, a photopolymerizable component, and a photoinitiator chemical system, in which the bi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6153788 | Process for preparing esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids The present invention relates to a process for preparing unsaturated esters by azeo-tropically esterifying a) monohydric or polyhydric alcohols or b) polyesters which contain at least two hydroxyl groups per molecule and are the reaction product of polyhydric ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5952458 | Process for preparing a vinyl terminated polymer Synthesis of a vinyl terminated polymer by reacting a cationically polymerizable monomer in the form of a cyclic ether with an acid chloride in a suitable solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid. The vinyl-terminated polymers can be polymerized with o... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5817844 | Method of manufacturing a fatty acid ester of polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether A method of manufacturing a fatty acid ester of polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether wherein a fatty acid ester of polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether represented by the following formula (I) is produced through a reaction between a fatty acid alkyl ester with an alkylene... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5756829 | Process for the preparation of amine-modified epoxy (meth) acrylates The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amine-modified epoxy (meth)acrylates by reacting organic compounds having epoxy groups with a) acrylic and/or methacrylic acid in a carboxyl/epoxide equivalent ratio of 0.8:1 to 0.99:1 and ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750770 | Unsaturated mono-esters and their use in coating compositions Hydroxy functional, unsaturated diesters are disclosed that comprise the esterification reaction products of unsaturated anhydrides with secondary alcohols to form monoesters, followed by oxyalkylation of the monoester with epoxy compounds, whereby a dies... | 05/12/1998 |
